Thursday, January 8, 2026

THURSDAY — LEADERSHIP, HISTORY & POWER

“History affords no instance wherein an officer has kept possession of a country under so many disadvantages as you have.”

— General Nathanael Greene

When the Continental Army’s formal structure collapsed in South Carolina, Francis Marion – the Revolutionary War’s original “Swamp Fox” – essentially ran a guerrilla startup that kept the American cause alive through sheer adaptability and unconventional thinking (think “lean operations” before McKinsey made it a thing). His methods influenced American military doctrine for a century, proving that when your org chart gets torched, the leaders who rewrite the playbook often outlast those clinging to conventional strategy. To learn more, Check out The ‘Swamp Fox’ Who Put the British Lion on the Run and Changed War for a Century.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad